Time: 42:39
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Blues
Art: Front
1. Driving Me Away [3:52]
2. Hardside Of The Blues [2:46]
3. Help Me [5:24]
4. On The Blues Side Of Town [5:55]
5. Thats Alright [5:28]
6. Little Red Rooster [4:38]
7. Running From The Law [1:49]
8. Peanut Butter Woman [4:45]
9. Bad Bad Love [4:42]
10. Mean Old World [3:17]
Tommy “Bluz” Grills grew up in the Rochester, NY, area exposed to some of the top Jazz, Blues
and Folk Artists while working at his father’s nightclub “The Nugget” during the late 60s to early
70s. Greats like Miles Davis, John Hammond, Freddie King, Harry Chapin, John Prine, Steve
Goodman, Bobby Whitlock and many more played there. While they were all huge influencers on Tommy, it was
the BB King crossover classic “The Thrill Is Gone” that sealed his love of Blues. As he says, “It
was the vocal-like quality of BB’s guitar – he could make it cry.”
Tommy met and played with James Cotton’s band in 1977. He was offered a spot in the band
but had to decline at that time for personal reasons. Around the same time period, Tommy met
and played with Robert JR Lockwood and met Albert Collins . Those three were his
biggest influencers. Shortly after, during the late 70s, he formed his first Blues Band, playing
inner city bars and local venues around the Rochester area.
In 1982, Tommy played two shows with Albert King. Following that, he reconnected with James
Cotton and toured with him throughout the Northeast and Canada until James had to stop
touring due to health reasons.
and Folk Artists while working at his father’s nightclub “The Nugget” during the late 60s to early
70s. Greats like Miles Davis, John Hammond, Freddie King, Harry Chapin, John Prine, Steve
Goodman, Bobby Whitlock and many more played there. While they were all huge influencers on Tommy, it was
the BB King crossover classic “The Thrill Is Gone” that sealed his love of Blues. As he says, “It
was the vocal-like quality of BB’s guitar – he could make it cry.”
Tommy met and played with James Cotton’s band in 1977. He was offered a spot in the band
but had to decline at that time for personal reasons. Around the same time period, Tommy met
and played with Robert JR Lockwood and met Albert Collins . Those three were his
biggest influencers. Shortly after, during the late 70s, he formed his first Blues Band, playing
inner city bars and local venues around the Rochester area.
In 1982, Tommy played two shows with Albert King. Following that, he reconnected with James
Cotton and toured with him throughout the Northeast and Canada until James had to stop
touring due to health reasons.
The Hard Side Of The Blues